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Defender/Intel · Crowd Control

BestMelusiLoadout · Rainbow Six Siege

Expert recommendations and community choices for the current patch.

Y11S3Last reviewed 2 Sep 20260 community votes

Recommended loadout

Y11S3
  • Expert recommended

MP5 + ITA12S

Holo A · Flash Hider · Vertical Grip · Laser: equipped

Impact Grenade

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Primary weapon

Attachments · MP5

Secondary weapon

Secondary attachments · ITA12S

Gadget

  • Bulletproof CameraNo votesDurable intel on an approach that cannot be cleared by a single bullet.
  • Impact GrenadeNo votesExpert pickOpens rotates and vertical lines instantly. The most flexible defender gadget.

MP5 with Holo A, Flash Hider and laser for a controllable SMG, ITA12S with Reflex A and laser as a pocket shotgun backup, and Impact Grenades for rotates and vertical lines.

Why it works

Flash Hider keeps the MP5's vertical climb manageable through sustained fire, and Holo A keeps peripheral vision clean for the close fights that happen once her Banshees have already slowed an attacker down. The laser speeds up aiming down sights for those close trades. The ITA12S adds real close-range destruction as a backup, with Reflex A and the laser for fast target acquisition.

Who it is best for

Players who want Impact Grenades as the default utility: instant rotates and vertical lines to reposition without walking through the slow-field her own gadget creates.

Attachment roles: the laser aids aiming speed, the angled grip aids reload speed, and the horizontal grip aids movement speed. Ubisoft attachment rework. Check available options in game.

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Other defenders who fill an overlapping role.

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